April 2008

Apr
26

How much should a web design cost?

Submitted by duvien on Sat, 26/04/2008 - 12:43
Every week, I get emails from potential clients who all want to know one thing: How much for a design?

Nine times out of ten, my answer causes them to run for the hills. Scary thing is, based on industry buzz, my prices could actually be considered totally reasonable by comparison. Don’t believe me? Well, today you get the whole scoop - my prices, their prices, and my always-priceless editorial commentary on the subject.

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Apr
21

12 patches to improve Drupal search

Submitted by admin on Mon, 21/04/2008 - 22:18

As a site becomes larger and fill with rich contents, it is vital to have a search feature that will make life easy for your end user to find what they want on your site.

Drupal is aware of this and has ensure the built in search can go beyond just merely listing contents on a page(s). It is now more smarter and more usable than before. Here are 12 patchs submitted by Robert Douglass. The list is impressive: Read more about 12 patches to improve Drupal search

Apr
21

The IE conditional comment

Submitted by duvien on Mon, 21/04/2008 - 20:50

IEWhen working with CSS, cross browser compatibility is also an issue. Mostly on Internet Explorer web browsers. A way many web designers/developers get around this problem is by targeting certain IE with it's own CSS stylesheet to fix styling issues since each version renders CSS differently. This method is by using an IE conditional comments placed in the HTML tag. Read more about The IE conditional comment

Apr
19

Paypal to block 'unsafe browsers'

Submitted by duvien on Sat, 19/04/2008 - 15:02

Paypal
Web payment firm Paypal has said it will block "unsafe browsers" from using its service as part of wider anti-phishing efforts.

Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it.

Paypal said it was "an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4". Read more about Paypal to block 'unsafe browsers'

Apr
19

Businessweek picks Dries Buytaert as a 2008 top innovator

Submitted by duvien on Sat, 19/04/2008 - 01:05
Dries Buytaert

Businessweek picks Dries Buytaert as a 2008 top innovator

The business world is certainly starting to notice Drupal, as evidenced by this article in Businessweek naming Dries as a top 30-and-under innovator for 2008. Read more about Businessweek picks Dries Buytaert as a 2008 top innovator

Apr
14

A service that allows you to test your site in different browsers online

Submitted by admin on Mon, 14/04/2008 - 21:52
Cross Browser Testing

CrossBrowserTesting.com is a new service designed to let website designers see what their website looks like in different browsers and in different operating systems. It is based on virtual server technology which allows us to keep costs low and pass the savings on to you.
You can check cross-browser compatibility under many different configurations so that you can feel comfortable that your site looks and works the way it should. Check out the demo.

Visit: CrossBrowserTesting.com Read more about A service that allows you to test your site in different browsers online

Apr
14

Dr Stephen Turner's website launched

Submitted by admin on Mon, 14/04/2008 - 15:38
Dr Stephen Turner

This is a site i have completed for a client and was launched over the weekend.

Dr. Turner's approach aims to integrate orthodox medicine with the therapeutic techniques of medical hypnotherapy to promote an holistic approach to genuine healing. His emphasis is down-to-earth and practical. He has particular interest in using hypnotherapy to assist patients in developing a personal sense of self-control based on improved self-esteem. With this development comes a natural and well-grounded trend towards confidently effecting behavioural changes aimed at promoting personal physical and mental health.

The website conforms to Strict xHTML & CSS. It also incorporates a backend system that runs on PHP & mySQL to allow client to edit and update website's content.

Website: Dr Stephen Turner Read more about Dr Stephen Turner's website launched

Apr
12

Come join the fun, learn Drupal and it's community

Submitted by duvien on Sat, 12/04/2008 - 17:03
Get an Account on Drupal.org

You can get a lot more out of Drupal, the software, if you engage with the Drupal community. This video shows you the first, easy step in that direction - getting an account on the drupal.org website. The video briefly discusses why you would want to do this, walks through the sign up process, then takes a quick tour through your account and shows some handy tools that you can enable.

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Apr
11

Creating a trendy starburst background

Submitted by duvien on Fri, 11/04/2008 - 13:30
Starburst Background tutorial

You have all recently seen those great looking trendy sites that uses a starburst background. Here's a quick tutorial on how to create one yourself. It doesn't look great after the short tutorial but it's a good starting point. Above is an example of what i did after the tutorial, only took 5 minutes. Read more about Creating a trendy starburst background